What does quality of life mean to older adults? A thematic synthesis.
<h4>Background</h4>Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care services. While numerous definitions and theories of QoL have been proposed, an overall synthesi...
Main Authors: | Karen M van Leeuwen, Miriam S van Loon, Fenna A van Nes, Judith E Bosmans, Henrica C W de Vet, Johannes C F Ket, Guy A M Widdershoven, Raymond W J G Ostelo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213263 |
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